Hal:

Good to know they still produce a good product...
I have given up the finer wire here, strung very long ants using steel
fencing wire (like used in regards to chain link fence--or even large
dia stainless steel wire from welders outlets in rolls--but EXPENSIVE!)
run through 1/4"+ copper tubing these days--get all of at Lowe's or Home
Depot... something about pumping big watts into a thin wire which just
"itchs" my eccentricities... frown

Copper tubing can be had for scrap prices at a large recycling/metal
scrapping yard near you... sometimes a guy is even lucky enough to find
the steel wire to run through it for a few cents a pound!

In fact, many good aluminum/copper/stainless flats, rods, tubing, etc
can be found for antenna projects... yellow pages should provide anyone
with a source...

Warmest regards,
John

"Hal Rosser" wrote in message
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"John Smith" wrote in message
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Years and years ago, they used to make a heavy copper plated steel
ant
wire, anyone remember it? It was great, took years of abuse, snow,
ice
and high winds at a cabin of mine in the high sierras (11,500 ft
elevation) and, like a timex watch, kept on ticking...

Years ago (like about 2 yrs) and even today (like now)
Copperweld makes it.
I have some 300-ohm transmission line made from copperweld conductors.
Look into the belden catalog and anywhere you
see the "Copperweld" trademark uses copper-coated steel.